Made an Infrared Camera - General

Just like it says on the tin -- made an infrared camera. Got a crappy digital camera for 3 bucks, stripped it down, made it infrared and was shocked by the flash capacitor only three times! :v Here's the first image from it, ignore the date it was taken; I forgot to change the date and time on the camera. :/ [url=https://flic.kr/p/qzKh5z][img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7492/16134450705_ab2fcf3679_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://flic.kr/p/qzKh5z]Infrared Test 1[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/89687093@N06/]JulianM. Photography[/url], on Flickr If anyone has a crappy cam that they want to turn into infrared, and want a tutorial, shoot me a message! :)

I have some old mini camera that barely has any use. What if you posted the guide in this thread?

Sure! Give me a moment, shouldn't take too long to type it out. [B]EDIT:[/B] So you wanna make an infrared camera, huh? WHAT YOU'LL NEED: -Crappy camera -Jeweler's screwdriver (the tiny ones) -Microscope slide [B]OR[/B] the end of an exposed roll of film (the part that looks completely black) [B]OPTIONAL:[/B] -Caution :v: STEPS: -Locate ALL the screws on the body of the camera -Unscrew ALL of them (yes, all of them) -Open the shell carefully, being sure not to break the casing -Undo anything holding the lens to the motherboard -Find the sensor and hot filter (for mine, the hot filter was behind the plastic tube holding the lens, but in front of the sensor (it looks iridescent when held in front of a light)) -Remove the hot filter GENTLY (usually, the filter should come out with a gentle tap) -Cut the microscope slide/film negative to fit where the filter used to be -Put the slide/film where the filter was -Reassemble the camera -[B]VOILA![/B] [B]NOTES:[/B] -[B]DO NOT TOUCH THE FLASH CAPACITOR OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE FLASH.[/B] You will get the shock of your life! -It is okay to touch the motherboard. -Keep screws, tools, and camera parts in a safe and secure location while you are working. Hope this helps and have fun! :)

you can discharge that capacitor by removing the batteries and then connecting a 10-ish watt resistor to it

Thanks for the tip! :)

[QUOTE=hydrated;46814092]you can discharge that capacitor by removing the batteries and then connecting a 10-ish watt resistor to it[/QUOTE] You don't need a resistor or anything, just short it by connecting the two contacts with a screwdriver and wait a couple of seconds. They're not powerful enough to have to worry about the effects of a short. [editline]29th December 2014[/editline] I've also shocked myself many times, don't worry lol

[QUOTE=Roll_Program;46814316]You don't need a resistor or anything, just short it by connecting the two contacts with a screwdriver and wait a couple of seconds. They're not powerful enough to have to worry about the effects of a short. [editline]29th December 2014[/editline] I've also shocked myself many times, don't worry lol[/QUOTE] that's the quick and dirty way but the proper way is bridging with a resistor. it's better to always just do it proper than to guess what you can get away with

More images...Mmm, dreamy! [url=https://flic.kr/p/qiwV9j][img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7468/15950974998_a999d9d147_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://flic.kr/p/qiwV9j]Dream Machine 1[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/89687093@N06/]JulianM. Photography[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/qA6EDn][img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7488/16138428855_8ec8d3f937_c.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://flic.kr/p/qA6EDn]Dream Machine 2[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/89687093@N06/]JulianM. Photography[/url], on Flickr

fuckin sick dude

Thanks man! :)